C Mixolydian

Quality

mixolydian

Aliases

dominant

Linked scales

C Major pentatonic C Mixolydian pentatonic C Ritusen C Egyptian C Piongio

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C Mixolydian - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 0

Which intervals and notes are in the C Mixolydian scale?

Interval		semitones		Note
perfect unison		0		C
major second		2		D
major third		4		E
perfect fourth		5		F
perfect fifth		7		G
major sixth		9		A
minor seventh		10		B

Select a tonic to transpose

C C D D D E E F F G G A G A A B B

To which mode does C Mixolydian belong?

	Degree	Triad	Seventh	Extended	Scale
	I	FM	Fmaj7	Fmaj13 Fmaj9	F Major
	II	Gm	Gm7	Gm9 Gm11 Gm13 Gm69	G Dorian
	III	Am	Am7	Am	A Phrygian
	IV	BM	Bmaj7	BM1311 Bmaj911	B Lydian
	V	CM	C7	C13 C9 C7no5	C Mixolydian
	VI	Dm	Dm7	Dm9 Dm11 Dmadd9	D Minor
	VII		Em75		E Locrian

These modes come from a defined series of intervals! Checkout our blogpost about the major modes!

Which chords can you play on the C Mixolydian scale?

C5 Csus4 C7sus4 C7no5 CM C7 C6 C7add6 Csus2 Csus24 C11 C9sus4 C13sus4 C9no5 C13no5 CMadd9 C9 C6add9 C13

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